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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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